be honest/frank
idiom
: to speak in a very direct or truthful way
To be perfectly/quite honest/frank (with you), I didn't like the movie.
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Margaritas are refreshing and flavorful, and, to be honest, there’s truly no better companion for a Taco Tuesday.
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Essence, 24 July 2025
As loose ends from the cast’s New Jersey adventure continue to be tied up, Brooks meets up with Ava, whose absence from the trip (and show writ large, to be honest) is under investigation.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 July 2025
Only a bad person would ask a question like that, to be honest with you.
—ABC News, 13 July 2025
Well, to be honest, coming from Iowa, there was little conversation around style.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
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Essence, 24 July 2025
As loose ends from the cast’s New Jersey adventure continue to be tied up, Brooks meets up with Ava, whose absence from the trip (and show writ large, to be honest) is under investigation.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 July 2025
Only a bad person would ask a question like that, to be honest with you.
—ABC News, 13 July 2025
Well, to be honest, coming from Iowa, there was little conversation around style.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for be honest/frank
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“Be honest/frank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20honest%2Ffrank. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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